委內瑞拉反對派以壓倒優勢贏得議會選舉大綱

Election officials in Venezuela say the opposition has won control of the country's legislature, delivering a stunning defeat to the ruling Socialist party.

Authorities say the opposition, with two seats yet to be determined, won 110 of the 167 seats in the National Assembly, with the Socialist party winning just 55.

Winning the other two seats would give the opposition coalition a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly, potentially allowing it to fire Supreme Court justices, begin a process that would recall the president, even call an assembly to rewrite the constitution.

Whether the opposition achieves the supermajority or not, the results are a major setback for the long-dominant, ruling socialists who have led the country for 16 years.

Opposition leaders vowed Monday to use their new majority to free jailed opponents of the Socialist government, but also said they would not move to dismantle popular welfare policies.

The 53-year-old president, who was handpicked by Chavez, quickly accepted defeat in a televised speech to the nation early Monday that calmed fears of violence.委內瑞拉選舉官員說，反對派在議會選舉中贏得多數席位，執政黨統一社會主義黨出人意料地落敗。

有關當局說，委內瑞拉反對派贏得167個議會席位中的110個，而統一社會主義黨只贏得55席。目前還有兩個議席的歸屬尚未確定。

如果反對派聯盟贏得這兩個議席，就將在議會中取得三分之二多數地位，從而有權更換最高法院法官，啓動罷免總統的程序，甚至可以要求修改憲法。

無論反對派能否獲得議會三分之二多數地位，這次選舉結果都是連續執政16年的統一社會主義黨人所遭受了一次重大挫敗。

反對派領導人星期一誓言將利用在議會的多數地位釋放被監禁的統一社會主義黨政府的反對者，同時表示不會取消廣受民衆歡迎的福利政策。

查韋斯欽定的接班人，現年53歲的委內瑞拉總統馬杜羅星期一清晨向全國發表電視講話，承認敗選。他的這一舉動消除了人們對發生暴力的擔憂。